The Right to Criticize American Institutions
Source: Speech before the American Anti-Slavery Society, May 11, 1847. I am very glad to…
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“Self-Made Men”
Speech by Frederick Douglass written in 1872. The subject announced for this evening’s entertainment…
Frederick Douglass, A Free Man
As a slave in Baltimore, Frederick Douglass worked as a ship caulker. It was suggested…
“Another Word to Colored Men”
Source: Douglass Monthly, April 1863 Let me sound once more the trump of war.…
“Men of Color to Arms!”
Broadside, Rochester, March 21, 1863 When first the rebel cannon shattered the walls of Sumter…
“Why Should a Colored Man Enlist?”
Source: Frederick Douglass, Douglass’ Monthly, April 1863 This question has been repeatedly put to us…
“Fighting Rebels With Only One Hand”
“Fighting Rebels With Only One Hand” was originally published in Douglass’ Monthly, September 1861. What…
“The Church and Prejudice”
“The Church and Prejudice” was a speech delivered at the Plymouth County Anti-Slavery Society on…